Teeing Off into the Future Trends impacting Zonta Teeing Off into the Future Trends impacting Zonta Annimac Futurist & Trend Forecaster Zonta International.

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Trends impacting ZontaTrends impacting Zonta

Annimac Futurist & Trend Forecaster

Zonta International District 23

Area 3 Weekend Workshop

Perth W Australia

1st April 2007

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The Future & Zonta :

Some Qs :

future of service clubs

future of volunteering

who is changing society

why are generations so

different

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re :

who will volunteer

join service clubs

generational attitudes

changing gen needs

Look at generational differences

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Rate of change

Exponential

Change we have in 1 day

Grandmother had in 1 year

Younger means faster

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I’m never having kids. I hear they take nine months to download.

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By 2020

70 % of job types

do not exist now

Speed of change

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Because

80 % of technology of

2020 is not imagined

yet

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Likely jobs in next 15 years :

Director of Emerging Thought

Chief Zookeeper - of people

Biotech Home Garden Adviser

Home Mood Enhancement

Coach

Nano Technology Info Officer

Chief Imagination Advisor

Online Client Life Consultant

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Japanese Robanoid 2006

Future Receptionist ? Tour Guide ?

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Look at Generational differences

Generation gap historical

but

Gen gap is

fast

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Generations

Baby Boomers 1945 – 60 45 – 60

Generation X 1960 – 75 30 - 45

DotComs 1975 – 90 15 - 30

Ferals 1990 – now to

15 annimac

Generation X 1960 – 80 25 – 45

Generation Y 1980 – now to 25 wikipedia

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Baby Boomers

$100 for speeding

$250 for misleading the public

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Baby Boomers 45 - 60

Downsizing lives

Empty nesters

Retired or part time work

Status from work

Questioning material status

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Baby Boomers 45 - 60 :

Sense of community

Security & Health conscious

Defer to authority Love / hate change

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Generation X 30-45

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Generation Xers 30 - 45

Single Childless

Net Dating

Varied lifestyles & workstyles

Risk takers

Personal journey

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Gen X

Lifestyle Dog

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Fast decisions

Materialism assumed

Environmental values

Defer to heroes

Expect & accept change

Gen Xers 30 - 45

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DotComs 15 - 30

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DotComs 15 – 30 ( Gen Y)( Gen Y)

Own path Immediacy

Temporary pairing

Group socialising

Internet relationships

Wired No home - Boomerang to

parents’

No single careers

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DotComs 15 - 30

I.d. from activity

Multi channeled Multi

actions

Planetary group mission

Temporary deference -

useful

Need change Cluetrain Manifesto

www.cluetrainmanifesto.com

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Facing the future in Zonta :

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